"reflectancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reflectancies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reflectancy (countable and uncountable, plural reflectancies)
  1. Alternative form of reflectance Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: reflectance
    Sense id: en-reflectancy-en-noun-A7D6TPEl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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